amd reccomendation

[.::DuD3::.]

i'm looking for a good mb to match my athlon 64 x2 4200. i would pick one out, but i'm not really sure what to look for in a mb, and i've read plenty of mb write-ups. my budget is $75-$150, and i dont need video support as i'll be buying a separate video card. thanks for any help.

 

[34erd]

Socket 939 or AM2?

 

[.::DuD3::.]

socket 939

 

[34erd]

The price on this great board has gone down alot, any reason your not going with socket AM2 though?

If your looking for something a bit lower budget, the ultra-D is basicly the same thing without SLi support: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16813136152

 

[.::DuD3::.]

well first off whats the real difference between am2 and 939? any performance difference? and what exactly is sli? from what i've read, doesn't it allow you to run dual video cards? thanks for the help btw.

 

[StrangleHold]

well first off whats the real difference between am2 and 939? any performance difference? and what exactly is sli? from what i've read, doesn't it allow you to run dual video cards? thanks for the help btw.

AM2 uses DDR2 ram and SLI is a Dual video card set up

 

[.::DuD3::.]

i think i'm going to just stick with the 939 for now. but non-sli board would be a good buy? anything else that is similar for the price?

 

[Jet]

AM2 is the most recent and will have the most upgradeability in the future. There is no reason to stay with socket 939 when AM2 is practically the same price and has better features.

 

[Iluvpenguins]

Socket 939 won't be dying out soon.Plus DDR is fine,there is no reason unless you are an extreme and by extreme,i mean XTREME!Gamer.Socket 939 comes in a nice box too

 

[Jet]

I'm talking about a few years down the road when there are AMD X8 8000+ processors and he wants to do a minor upgrade, there will be a lot higher processors than the FX-60 (Socket 939) like (who knows what will come out for AM2 in the next year?)

 

[insaneazian]

Doesn't AM2 allow fore a faster and more direct transfer from the CPU??

 

[mrjack]

Both socket AM2 and socket 939 use HyperTransport, though I think some socket AM2 CPU's use a higher HT speed than on socket 939.

 

[.::DuD3::.]

quick question, but will this mb support the dual core? it doesn't say on newegg, just says fx, 64, and sempron, no 64x2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136152

 

[Impr3ssiv3]

quick question, but will this mb support the dual core? it doesn't say on newegg, just says fx, 64, and sempron, no 64x2. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16813136152

lol you copied that straight from the post


well the post automatically shortened it up, hence the "...". you should have right clicked on it and gone to "copy link location"

 

[.::DuD3::.]

oops sorry, but you get the idea lol. its the same one recommended by 34erd,will this mb support the 64x2?

 

[r3dh3adkid]

on the newegg page it says it doesnt but you could be definate if you went out to the DFI site and looked it up

 

[34erd]

It does, if not out of the box, than with a BIOS flash. You'll just flash with one core. It'll probably come with an X2 ready BIOS though.